What is Checkmate and how does it connect Peacemaker to the rest of the DCU?

Just like in Peacemaker, the comics version of Checkmate is an offshoot of Amanda Waller’s Task Force X. Peacemaker, ...

‘Peacemaker’s Season 2 Finale May Have Just Confirmed the New Direction of James Gunn’s DCU Show

James Gunn has said that Peacemaker won't receive a third season, with the Season 2 finale revealing the creation of Checkmate.
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Peacemaker Season 2 Episode 8 (finale) review — The end, the music and the man who can’t find peace

The finale of Peacemaker Season 2 is brutal, moving, and almost cruel in how it denies its hero the happiness he finally lets himself feel.

‘Peacemaker’ Finale: James Gunn & Jennifer Holland Tease Plan for Checkmate’s Future in DCU

Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for the Peacemaker Season 2 finale, “Full Nelson.”] Peacemaker‘s second season has ...

’Peacemaker’s Jennifer Holland Spills Details on James Gunn’s Cliffhanger Finale and an Uncertain Season 3: “It’s Heartbreaking in Retrospect”

"I’m just afraid that we’re never going to be together again in this iteration," says Holland about her 'Peacemaker' co-stars.
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Peacemaker season 2 episode 8 ending explained: What is Salvation and Checkmate, and how does that affect DCU?

James Gunn’s Peacemaker Season 2 finale breaks the DC Universe wide open with Salvation’s prison realm and Checkmate’s rogue ...